Muireann O'Connell

My final guest of the season is the mercurial Ivan Yates. Over steak and mash, he shares his thoughts on everything from the mainstream media, the presidential controversy, why he fears for his grandchildren’s future, his predictions on Trump and the economy, and what he plans to do next.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Niall Breslin is a man of many lives. Former Leinster rugby player, frontman of The Blizzards, and now a neoclassical composer, PhD candidate, and co-founder of the charity A Lust for Life. In this chat, we talk about supporting Oasis and AC/DC, the six months he spent in Lebanon at 13 during the Nine-Day War, why fish should have died with the dinosaurs, and the one Twitter reply that finally made him log off for good.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nuala Moore is an extreme open water and ice swimmer, Guinness World Records holder, professional scuba diver, and author of Limitless. We chat about growing up in a fishing family in Dingle, how her father's philosophy of the sea shaped the way she frames everything in life, and what it was like to lower herself off a ship alone, south of Cape Horn, with the engines fading into the distance and four albatross circling overhead.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Murphy is a TD and one of the most vocal voices in Irish politics. In this chat, we go behind the scenes of life in the Dáil, explore the realities of political life, hear his journey from protest movements to elected office, and get his take on inequality, social media, and where Ireland is heading.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a chef, I admire Anna greatly, not only as the head chef and owner of two award-winning establishments in London, but as someone genuinely grounded and exceptionally talented. We chat about growing up with dyslexia, leading a team and building a restaurant from scratch, balancing a busy career with motherhood, and why integrity matters more than perfection.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roddy Collins is one of the most colourful and outspoken figures in Irish football. A former player and manager across Ireland and England, he takes me inside the dressing room and through the harsh realities of life in the lower leagues, from bust-ups and broken legs to forged birth certificates, and what it was like sharing the pitch with his childhood hero, George Best.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Niland is a former professional tennis player turned best-selling author, and one of the more candid voices to come out of Irish sport. In this chat, he talks about life on tour and what it really costs, from facing Novak Djokovic at the US Open to the Wimbledon match that still haunts him, and why envy might be the real fuel of elite sport.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Delamere is one of Ireland’s most popular comedians, selling hundreds of thousands of tickets across Ireland and the UK. In this chat, we talk about how he fell into stand-up comedy, crowd work gone wrong, his love of food, and a bizarre survivalist experience in Ohio.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I was thrilled when Paul Howard agreed to come on my podcast. He is one of Ireland’s most notable writers, and as you’ll find out in this chat, he’s humble, full of fascinating stories and sees life with open eyes. We talk about growing up in a working-class part of Dublin, the early days of his journalism career, and how observing everyday life helped shape one of Ireland’s most recognisable fictional characters. Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Muireann O’Connell is a staple in many people’s homes as the presenter of Ireland AM. Muireann joined me to chat about life in the public eye, live TV mayhem, growing up in Limerick, and the pressures and perils of social media.Brought to you by M&S Food.Follow Mark on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmoriarty1/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.